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Tharaka Samaratunga      

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Full name Janith Tharaka Samaratunga

Born September 14, 1978, Ampara

Current age 34 years 251 days

Major teams Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Janith Tharaka Samaratunga
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 17 22 9 172 31 13.23 0 0 5 0
List A 15 11 3 61 23* 7.62 152 40.13 0 0 4 0
Twenty20 1 1 1 0 0* - 0 - 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 17 1799 903 37 4/33 24.40 3.01 48.6 0 0
List A 15 486 354 15 4/29 4/29 23.60 4.37 32.4 1 0 0
Twenty20 1 1 18 23 2 2/23 2/23 11.50 7.66 9.0 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Riffle), Feb 5-7, 2006 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Moratuwa, Nov 13, 2005 scorecard
Only Twenty20 Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
2/19, 26, 1/15, 31 Tamil Union v SL Air SC Colombo (Riffle) 5 Feb 2006 FC
4*, 2/79, 0 Tamil Union v Burgher Colombo (PSS) 29 Dec 2005 FC
- Tamil Union v Sebast CAC Moratuwa 13 Nov 2005 LA
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Sep 16, 2004

Tharaka Samaratunga

Tharaka Samaratunga

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May 17, 2001

Janith Tharaka Samaratunga

Janith Samaratunga - Portrait

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